Five Chaperones and twenty-two third graders ventured on a journey to Plimoth Plantation this week on the yellow Mayflower! Our students started by touring downtown Plymouth. They had the chance to hear about Plymouth rock and what it symbolizes for different people in our country. Our students also had the chance to see a working grist mill. They learned about how powerful water can be! They also had the chance to "play" with child-size versions of a grist mill, grind corn with a mortar and pestle, and learn more facts about the grist mill. Finally, our boys and girls got to tour Plimoth Plantation and all it has to offer. They saw a mishoon being made in the Wampanoag homesite and they had the opportunity to step inside of a wetu. They also met Wampanoag Native Americans. They toured Plimoth Village, stepping into the year 1627. They even met Governor Bradford in one of the pilgrim houses. We truly had a wonderful day!
Grinding grist at the grist mill!
Plymouth Rock
Two third grade pilgrims!
Half of our class in downtown Plymouth.
Time to ask questions...what was life like for a Wampanoag child in the 1600's?
Answer: Great freedom!
The Common House and its cannons!
A view of the rock!
Governor Bradford tells our third graders his story.
Grist Mill
